Supervisory Social Worker

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Los Angeles VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is seeking a Supervisory Social Worker to oversee clinical and administrative operations within the National Center for Warrior Independence.

The role emphasizes planning, policy development, and staff supervision in a dynamic healthcare environment. Applicants must have an MSW from an CSWE-accredited program and hold a current state license.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program.
• Current state social work license/certification.
• Transcripts must be submitted with application.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist in planning, development, and implementation of program policies and procedures.
• Establish individual and group goals and objectives.
• Monitor, evaluate, and manage clinical and administrative operations within the program.
• Provide supervision to staff to support licensure and professional growth.

Skills

Organize work

Supervision

Quality improvement

Delegation

Problem analysis

Staff development

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

The Supervisory Social Worker is responsible for supervising and assisting in planning, development, and implementation of policies and procedures. This role involves establishing individual and group goals and objectives, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and managing the clinical and administrative operations within their assigned program. These positions provide support to the National Center for Warrior Independence at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, California. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
• Education. Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. [Transcripts must be submitted at time of application. Conferral of degree(s) must be stated on transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts(s) are acceptable]
• Licensure. Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Copies of licensure/certification must be submitted with application packet

In addition to the basic requirements listed above for employment, the following criteria must be met:

Grade Determinations

Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13

Experience/Education

One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. Candidate may have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.

Licensure/Certification

Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement.
• Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers.
• Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service.
• Ability to provide staff training and development.

Assignment

For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Supervisory social workers at the GS-13 grade level typically supervise professional and non-professional staff. They are responsible for the professional and administrative management of an area in a social work service, in a care/product line, or across multiple sites, (e.g., multi-division facilities and CBOCs). Incumbent may also provide direct clinical services.

Reference

https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.